Mosquito control

Introduction Why are viruses causing such an impact on humans in recent times? H1N1, MERS, swine flu, Zika, chikungunya, one more virus with a strange name always appears to be popping up, threatening to grow into a pandemic. Quite a few of the pathogens that trigger deadly outbreaks are not entirely new viruses. Some of them have evolved with us for centuries. Nowadays, these viruses can travel and infect around the globe with larger efficiency and shorter times than ever before and when they…

primary infection, the acute-phase serum has low level of antibodies and will later have gradual elevation of HI antibody titres. In secondary infection, there is a rapid rise in HI antibody titres, normally going beyond 1:1280. Prevention and control • Public Health…

Prevention before exposure: The ways of prevention and control measure centers on • Wearing long-sleeved shirts and long pants. • Staying in places with air conditioning and window and door screens. • Use of mosquito bed net. • Use Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered insect repellants with one of the following active ingredients: DEET, picaridin, IR3535, oil of lemon eucalyptus, or para-menthane-diol. • Permethrin-treated clothing. (27) Prevention after exposure (return from…

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) outlines the public health system to encompass various entities, such as: public health agencies at the state and local levels, healthcare providers, public safety agencies, human service and charity organizations, education and youth development organizations, recreation and art-related organizations, economic and philanthropic organizations, and lastly, environmental agencies and organizations. Furthermore, the Centers for Disease Control and…

As for the Zika virus, the spread of mosquitoes and their breeding is the primary factor that has to be put in place to prevent an outbreak that covers vast geographic regions (Vogel 4). The prevention and controls rely on the reduction of mosquitoes through source control such as removal and modification of the breeding sites that increase the population of the mosquitoes. Reducing contact with people and the pests also does better when it comes to reducing the spread of the virus. Primarily…

A “virus” is defined as: “an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by a light microscope, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host” (Document B). Originating from Uganda, the Zika virus was first discovered in 1947 in an infected money in the Zika forest, where its name originates. The Zika virus is a typical one-stranded RNA virus with nucleotide sequences relating it to other African and Asian virus…

in the Department of Biology at Kent State University and author of Emerging Infectious Diseases. It typically occurs in tropical and subtropical environments. The warm, moist air is ideal for the mosquitos that carry the virus. According to cdc.gov, a government website for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are four serotypes, or closely related viruses (dengue one, two, three, and four), which causes greater risks. It is possible that someone can get infected with all four…

Is the new virus, Zika, a pressing threat to America? The dangerous pandemic of the Zika infection contamination in South and Central America is the latest of four startling landings of vital arthropod-borne viral maladies in the Western Hemisphere in the course of recent years (Fauci). The primary concern is South and Central America’s inability to contain the Zika virus causes it to be an eminent threat spreading to North America. The rapid spread of this virus is a pressing threat to…

Combatting the Zika Virus What may seem like a mild, common, mosquito borne illness can prove to be a tragedy to families. In most adults, the Zika virus simply causes fever, rash, and upsets the digestive tract, like many other illnesses, but when it comes to expectant mothers, it can cause devastating effects. Zika can cause the brain of a fetus to fail to develop, an issue known as microcephaly. This issue makes it impossible for an infant to successfully grow into a fully functioning human,…

“Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 29 Sept. 2016, www.cdc.gov/zika/about/index.html 3.…